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Thirukkural 706

Chapter 71: குறிப்பறிதல் (The Knowledge of Indications) · Wealth

Kural 706

அடுத்தது காட்டும் பளிங்குபோல் நெஞ்சம்
கடுத்தது காட்டும் முகம்.

Atuththadhu Kaattum Palingupol Nenjam
Katuththadhu Kaattum Mukam

As forms around in crystal mirrored clear we find, The face will show what's throbbing in the mind

Meaning

As the mirror reflects what is near so does the face show what is uppermost in the mind.

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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